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The London antique rug & textile art fair (LARTA), will be a celebration of colour and design in antique rugs, carpets and textiles from 21-26 January 2020. Join the many exhibitors showing there collections at Battersea Park London. The Oriental … Continue reading →

Domotex 2020 the international flooring trade show will open in Hannover Germany from 10-13 January. As with previous years Domotex attracts a large number of handmade rug and carpet producers and dealers, and this year halls 2,3,4 & 9 have … Continue reading →

Henry’s Auction House will be holding there collectors rugs and carpets auction at there saleroom in Mutterstadt, on 14th December 2019. The sale will comprise of 380 lots with oriental rugs and carpets from Persia, Anatolia, the Caucasus, China, Tibet … Continue reading →

Sotheby’s auction house London will be holding there, Rugs and Carpets of a Connoisseur sale on Wednesday 27th November 2019. The sale includes a wide selection of rugs and carpets from a private collector, one of the most interesting lots … Continue reading →

Dreweatts auction house are holding a sale on Thursday 21st November 2019, which includes a collection of rugs, carpets and fragments from the late Simon Crosby. The Crosby collection was formed in the very early 1970’s and consists almost entirely … Continue reading →

The Austria Auction Company will be holding there sale of high quality rugs, carpets and textiles on Saturday 16th November 2019. The sale comprises of the collection of Fritz and Hermi Schedlmayer, and pieces rang from the 16th century through … Continue reading →

The Dorotheum auction house, Vienna will be holding there, Oriental Carpets, Textiles and Tapestries sale on Tuesday 5th November 2019 at there Vienna saleroom. The sale comprises of some rare and high quality rugs and carpets, including a early Salor … Continue reading →

Austria Auction Company will be holding there collector rugs sale on the 2nd November 2019 in Vienna. The sale will comprise of 231 lots mainly tribal, old and antique oriental rugs, carpet, runners and trappings, as well as flat weaves … Continue reading →

Skinner Auction House in Boston will be holding there Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets sale on Sunday 27th October 2019. The sale includes a number of rare and beautiful oriental rugs, carpets and textiles from several important collections. Over thirty … Continue reading →

The ancient Persian city of Sultanabad, (now known as Arak) has been synonymous with fine Persian carpet weaving since the mid 19th century, and soon became Iran’s most important centre of carpet production up until at least 1940. Antique Sultanabad … Continue reading →